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back from washington to wall street. greatly enriched. look, he's a hero to a lot of people on wall street. he was a hero to a lot of people in washington. and again, i think bill clinton more than anyone in the last few decades has sort of engineered this relationship. >> let's get to the press. you write, never before has the so-called permanent establishment of washington included so many people in the media. and you write, washington puts the "me" in media. how so? >> first of all, it's the rise in new media, it's given everyone a new voice. it's never been easier to become a media celebrity. and i think punditry is the gold standard of my profession. the media is everywhere in washington. i think the white house correspondent is a classic example of how washington rewards being famous, being on tv, being a brand more than anything. >> your descriptions of the white house correspondent association dinner, the annual dinner, fabulous in the book. the dinners are sold out, every table, since 1993. >> even the greater o
back from washington to wall street. greatly enriched. look, he's a hero to a lot of people on wall street. he was a hero to a lot of people in washington. and again, i think bill clinton more than anyone in the last few decades has sort of engineered this relationship. >> let's get to the press. you write, never before has the so-called permanent establishment of washington included so many people in the media. and you write, washington puts the "me" in media. how so? >>...
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and we told him we were going to march on washington. you know, president kennedy didn't like the idea of hundreds and thousands of people coming to washington. and he said to mr. randolph, who was our spokesperson, "if you bring these -- all these people to washington, won't there be violence and chaos and disorder? and we will never get a civil rights bill through the congress." mr. randolph responded and said, in his baritone voice, "mr. president, this will be an orderly, peaceful, nonviolent protest." we left that meeting, came out on the lawn of the white house, and said we had a meaningful and productive meeting with the president of the united state. and we told him we were going to march on washington. >> can you sum up what was going on in america at that time that led to the march, that had people like john kennedy worried, and people like you adamant about what had to be done? >> well, the years leading up to the march on washington had been unbelievable amount of action on the part of the movement. people had been sitting in
and we told him we were going to march on washington. you know, president kennedy didn't like the idea of hundreds and thousands of people coming to washington. and he said to mr. randolph, who was our spokesperson, "if you bring these -- all these people to washington, won't there be violence and chaos and disorder? and we will never get a civil rights bill through the congress." mr. randolph responded and said, in his baritone voice, "mr. president, this will be an orderly,...
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i'm hampton pearson in washington. >>> still ahead, investors eating up food stocks. some are hitting all-time highs. others are struggling. we'll separate winners from losers but first, how the international markets closed today. >>> the war of words between cbs and timewarner heats up. the ceo fired back at timewarner's proposal to end the black out dismissing it as a publicity stunt. they said after reviewing the letter we conclude there had is not a sincere or hopeful decision in it. they said it offer was sincere. it's affecting 3 million customers in the largest u.s. markets. >>> we're learning more today about the deal to sell "the washington post" to amazon ceo. chairman and ceo donald gram of the washington post says the newspaper that his family owned for 80 years could survive the growth. bazos called it a personal endeavour. took a few meetings, and the deal was done. >> we met at a conference face-to-face twice the second week in july. we spent an hour together. he asked for time to study the numbers. we spent another two hours together, and at the end of
i'm hampton pearson in washington. >>> still ahead, investors eating up food stocks. some are hitting all-time highs. others are struggling. we'll separate winners from losers but first, how the international markets closed today. >>> the war of words between cbs and timewarner heats up. the ceo fired back at timewarner's proposal to end the black out dismissing it as a publicity stunt. they said after reviewing the letter we conclude there had is not a sincere or hopeful...
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a philip randolph, one of the key organizers for the march on washington, one of his primary concerns was he saw there were 6 million unemployed people and many more people in poverty. that was his primary concern. he said this is the crisis. look, we areld say worse off. i was complaining about 6 million, but now we are in a situation where there are 11 million workers who are unemployed, and millions more in poverty. that should be our primary national discussion, yet we have gone off -- we keep moving away from a real strong and important discussion about jobs and job creation. it is woefully unfair to ask you a question about the other issue raised in the study, unequal schools, but what say after theese years march on washington, all these years after brown versus board and pliny -- plessy burqas ferguson. many ways schools are still separate and unequal. >> it is like the minimum wage. it is quite shameful that we are in this situation. povertye of ghettos of and schools are all tied up to the fact that we still have high levels of segregation for african-americans in this socie
a philip randolph, one of the key organizers for the march on washington, one of his primary concerns was he saw there were 6 million unemployed people and many more people in poverty. that was his primary concern. he said this is the crisis. look, we areld say worse off. i was complaining about 6 million, but now we are in a situation where there are 11 million workers who are unemployed, and millions more in poverty. that should be our primary national discussion, yet we have gone off -- we...
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how does the march on washington ?it into this narrative >> it comes in 1963, when the sees politicsly by the throat because of the demonstrations in birmingham earlier that spring culminating ofthe citizens -- sit in previous years. it led them to call for of march , so 63 was the year of the big rig through to put the civil rights movement at the forefront of american politics. i mentioned a factoid, the notion president kennedy did everything he could to convince that march.have >> he was right to propose the almostights bill was suicidal because democrats had depended on the solid south, and the solid south depended on segregation. innedy was putting all that jeopardy. he was very reluctant. >> what about the fact that the have enoughot confidence to pull together a march with that many people? if you get that many people together it has to be violent. >> part of the reason the march has such a funny reputation is fear.e there was immense there was a percentage in the south that were made and day laborers. it was a
how does the march on washington ?it into this narrative >> it comes in 1963, when the sees politicsly by the throat because of the demonstrations in birmingham earlier that spring culminating ofthe citizens -- sit in previous years. it led them to call for of march , so 63 was the year of the big rig through to put the civil rights movement at the forefront of american politics. i mentioned a factoid, the notion president kennedy did everything he could to convince that march.have...
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jeff bazo's taking over the washington post, for example. he understands distribution, how to get books out right away. the post knows newspapers. >> this is the future economy. ordering stuff over the web and getting it shipped. >> the largest employer in america, john, 40s, general motors, ford was number two. now it's walmart and amazon.com and mcdonalds. look at those guys. they're good jobs for kids coming out of school but you have grown people, retired people and others. it's turned into a service economy and the grade industrial productive nation exported its factories to china. >> walmart -- >> do they come and go, according to sales? >> they come and go. >> walmart would refute what you just said, in particular. there are many jobs in their structure and those can be good paying jobs but there's a conflict going on in the district of columbia, where the local council wants them to pay a living wage, not a minimum wage, and walmart is saying if they're made to do that, they're not going to come in at all. so the mayor is faced with
jeff bazo's taking over the washington post, for example. he understands distribution, how to get books out right away. the post knows newspapers. >> this is the future economy. ordering stuff over the web and getting it shipped. >> the largest employer in america, john, 40s, general motors, ford was number two. now it's walmart and amazon.com and mcdonalds. look at those guys. they're good jobs for kids coming out of school but you have grown people, retired people and others. it's...
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they sent shares of washington post higher after hours. >>> another media legend. newsweek, once owned by the washington post company was sold again. this time to ibt media. this is the all digital news publisher of the international business times. the price and terms of the deal were not disclosed. the weekly news magazine that publishes online only was owned by barry diller's iac interactive corp. they plan to grow the online franchise with readers worldwide. >>> deal number three, the owner of the boston red sox is now the owner of the boston globe, john henry purchased the paper from the new york times company for the bargain price of $70 million. the deal includes the globe's website and boston.com site, the price tag is just a fraction of the more than $1 billion. the new york times company paid for the newspaper two decades ago. >>> and in the world of television today. time warner cable made a proposal to cvs to end their fee dispute. glenn sent a letter to le les moonvez giving consumers a chance to pay ala carte. in the interview, the incoming ceo robert
they sent shares of washington post higher after hours. >>> another media legend. newsweek, once owned by the washington post company was sold again. this time to ibt media. this is the all digital news publisher of the international business times. the price and terms of the deal were not disclosed. the weekly news magazine that publishes online only was owned by barry diller's iac interactive corp. they plan to grow the online franchise with readers worldwide. >>> deal...
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>> "the washington post" calculate as best they could. it's difficult because we don't have historical information, either, like we didn't have this in the present day. this makes u.s. spending on intelligence now higher than it was even at the height of the cold war by, you know, $10 billion or so in current. >> really adds up when you put it together. thank you is much, amon. >>> we know the price tag for higher education is costly, but now some alumni are helping current students make college pay off and we'll show you how. >>> first, a look how the international markets closed today . >>> apple has a brand-new way to get you excited about the newest iphone being unveiled in less than two weeks. starting today, apple stores will allow current iphone owners to trade in the older working models in exchange for a credit you can use towards the purchase of a brand-new phone. >>> tonight we begin market focus with general electric, which issues store credit cards to more than 55 million americans as it focuses on core industrial operations.
>> "the washington post" calculate as best they could. it's difficult because we don't have historical information, either, like we didn't have this in the present day. this makes u.s. spending on intelligence now higher than it was even at the height of the cold war by, you know, $10 billion or so in current. >> really adds up when you put it together. thank you is much, amon. >>> we know the price tag for higher education is costly, but now some alumni are...
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i'm diana olick in washington. >> what these these bulletins from housing, the consumer and job market mean for stocks? we turn to jim paulson, the chief investment officer at wells capital investment. good to have you. >> good to see you, suzy. >> a lot of negativity today in the markets. what is your take? >> i think a lot of it, suzy, we're digesting a number of big things after a huge market move. that's one of the things we're digesting. we made such a big move off last fall fall lows. in audition, we've had just a dramatic change in long-term interest rates. you're talking about mortgage rates going up, the ten-year treasury hitting 280 today. it was 160 not that long ago. of course, we'll face feds tapering or slowing down quantitative easing soon. these are big events and i think it led to a little market indigestion if you will. the market is in a trading range for the rest of the year, but i think we'll get through it and as we come out the other end, maybe at the end of this year, i think we'll be stronger for it. we'll find out that both the economy and the stock market can
i'm diana olick in washington. >> what these these bulletins from housing, the consumer and job market mean for stocks? we turn to jim paulson, the chief investment officer at wells capital investment. good to have you. >> good to see you, suzy. >> a lot of negativity today in the markets. what is your take? >> i think a lot of it, suzy, we're digesting a number of big things after a huge market move. that's one of the things we're digesting. we made such a big move off...
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i'm diana olick in washington. >>> a small biotech stock makes a move lower. vical will stop development for its cancer therapy drug. a late stage trial, failed to demonstrate that the treatment was significantly better than conventional chemotherapy. the company will focus on its infectious disease vaccine. that sent shares plummeting down more than 57% to 1.53. >>> young brands reported a 15% drop in july sales in china. the parent company of kfc and pizza hut posted a steeper decline in those stores after a food safety scare. china is the company's most important market generating more than half its operating profit. shares were up fractionally at the close. but then as you see on that chart, they fell after hours. >>> farm commitment stocks getting a boost from the crop report today. the department of agriculture cut its forecast for the size of the corn harvest here. prices shot up for commodities like corn and wheat. investors seem to be buying into the idea that farmers are more likely to buy new tractors and combines when commodities prices rise. agco
i'm diana olick in washington. >>> a small biotech stock makes a move lower. vical will stop development for its cancer therapy drug. a late stage trial, failed to demonstrate that the treatment was significantly better than conventional chemotherapy. the company will focus on its infectious disease vaccine. that sent shares plummeting down more than 57% to 1.53. >>> young brands reported a 15% drop in july sales in china. the parent company of kfc and pizza hut posted a...
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city is preparing a bid to host the games, washington dc. the president of d.c. 2024 the booster committee exploring the bid says the nation's capital is the safest and most secure city in the world, and he says since the biggest cost of any olympic games is security, quote, we got it pretty much built in. this is no done deal. other cities like tulsa, oklahoma have already announced their interest in hosting those same games, bill, and you know, the last time we did summer games was atlanta. >> is living in los angeles when we had the game there in 1984. maybe you should ask the people in the city whether they want the olympics. >> that's "nightly business report," i'm susie gharib thanks for joining us. >> i'm bill griffith, thanks for joining us. >>> sailing through the heart of historic cities on a river, you get close to iconic landmarks, to local life, to cultural treasures, viking river cruises, exploring the world in comfort. explore new worlds and new ideas through programs like this, made available for everyone through contribution
city is preparing a bid to host the games, washington dc. the president of d.c. 2024 the booster committee exploring the bid says the nation's capital is the safest and most secure city in the world, and he says since the biggest cost of any olympic games is security, quote, we got it pretty much built in. this is no done deal. other cities like tulsa, oklahoma have already announced their interest in hosting those same games, bill, and you know, the last time we did summer games was atlanta....
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he joins us from washington. taylor, good to have you on the program. >> i wish i could be with you. tavis: i wish we could have you in the studio. you have spent basically your life working on this icon a trilogy, and then you end up with a book that basically distills it all down. why did you do this? >> teachers have told me for many years that while they love the story, 800-page books are a little much to assign college students, let alone high school, and that weighed on me. the other thing is that it has been 50 years since the crest of the movement, and america still does not really appreciate how much we benefit from that. there are still many people hiding from the great benefits of the 1960's, so i wanted to do something to crystallize that. the lessons from the people in the civil rights era. tavis: what lessons do you think that the american public, by and large, as we approach the anniversary -- we will talk about that in a moment -- what do they still seem blind to? >> george wallace pledged segrega
he joins us from washington. taylor, good to have you on the program. >> i wish i could be with you. tavis: i wish we could have you in the studio. you have spent basically your life working on this icon a trilogy, and then you end up with a book that basically distills it all down. why did you do this? >> teachers have told me for many years that while they love the story, 800-page books are a little much to assign college students, let alone high school, and that weighed on me....
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she has been in washington for all the events and joins us tonight from washington. good to have you on this program. sense of how you have felt throughout these honoring the event and your father. you always want the person back with you. in that vein it has been exciting, because it speaks to of thenitude contribution he made that we are here looking at and talking about that time that was so and able to andbrate the progress recognize we have so much to do. thoughtsat are your about your mother and your for thist being around celebration? and foremost my father talked about his four little children. there are only three of us left. that void is very much felt. i say all the time martin luther king is different from the martin luther king today, and i to my mother, whose tireless efforts to keep his legacy alive, and perhaps we celebrating,n be because it was 1983, and every five years there was an so iersary remembrance, think about her, because we are here in many respects, and she cannot forget the tremendous contributions, and we cannot forget there is so much
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workers get jobs, corporations get good pr and gain something else, influence in washington. wrapping up the special series, made in america. >> our major goal -- >> north carolina is moving forward. >> we think it's good for the state. >> reporter: it was a better day in north carolina, announcing a new manufacturing plant and as documented in this lenovo video, they were there to cheer on. >> that's the public relations wind fall companies can count on when they announce manufacturing jobs in the united states and they can be more than an economic opportunity but an opportunity to curry favor with political officials here in washington. on this web page the company working for lenovo boosts that five leaders spoke on behalf at the event and the firm assisted them in the development of talking points and messaging for the event. the chinese computer company is a firm that can use good press with the u.s. government and sought to sell it's products to the military, the state department and others. >> this year apple will make macs in america again. >> reporter: tim cook score
workers get jobs, corporations get good pr and gain something else, influence in washington. wrapping up the special series, made in america. >> our major goal -- >> north carolina is moving forward. >> we think it's good for the state. >> reporter: it was a better day in north carolina, announcing a new manufacturing plant and as documented in this lenovo video, they were there to cheer on. >> that's the public relations wind fall companies can count on when they...
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>>> from washington, "the mclaughlin group," the american original. for over three decades, the sharpest minds, best sources, hardest talk. >> issue one. dream on. 50 years ago this month a baptist minister named martin luther king delivered what many believe to be the most inspirational speech in american oratory. dr. king's 1963 address came against the backdrop of the birmingham, alabama march against anti-black racism. that toxic combination of legal segregation and second-class status for african-american citizens. the brilliance offing king's nonviolent protest movement was his combination of lofty, almost utopia ideals matched to concrete political goals. king supporters marched for the right to sit at a lunch counter, to swim in a de- segregated municipal pool, to pick any seat on a bus, or to attend an integrated school. that was then. this is now. reverend king would be amazed by the transformation over the past 50 years. today america has its first black president. >> i barack hussein obama do solemnly swear -- >> and african americans do r
>>> from washington, "the mclaughlin group," the american original. for over three decades, the sharpest minds, best sources, hardest talk. >> issue one. dream on. 50 years ago this month a baptist minister named martin luther king delivered what many believe to be the most inspirational speech in american oratory. dr. king's 1963 address came against the backdrop of the birmingham, alabama march against anti-black racism. that toxic combination of legal segregation and...
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diana olick joins us from washington. dianna, rules, more rules, we keep getting them from washington. tell us about the details. >> reporter: i just wa to clarify these are proposed new rules, and they haven't passed anything. n they are still putting them out for comment. this is the second go round they have done with the rules. they are about a qualified residential mortgage, that is which mortgages from the banks would be exempt from risk retention under dodd frank and what they have done is loosened up. the first proposal two years ago said the mortgages had to have 20% down. now they are saying they will take that out. they heard from the banking industry, the banking industry does not like that. they are lining the rules with the cfpb that have been put into place this year. so when we say new rules, they are copies of rules in place. >> what do they mean for investors and by the way, home buyers as well? >> the new rules going into place, which a lot of banks are using, will make it more safe for investors and ow
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for "nightly business report," i'm hampton pearson in washington. >> here to talk more about the fed and economy is david kelly, chief global strategist at jp morgan funds. we come. you heard vince ryan heart say he thinks the fed wants to get out of the stimulus business and begin tapering. i was talking about a half hour ago to a former policy maker who said i don't really think they want to start tapering and probably not until the end of the year at the soonest. what do you think? >> i think they do want to get out of tapering but what they are trying to do is quietly move an elephant out of a room and you can't do that. i was frustrated by the fact they didn't put this timetable, which ben bern fan key announced in june. they didn't put that in the statement so we're wondering are they continuing to remove qes at the end of this year. i think they want to because they have to. people don't talk about enough is the problems they are billing. it's not just status quo. they are adding a trillion dollars a year and those are chickens that will come home to roost. so they do need to
for "nightly business report," i'm hampton pearson in washington. >> here to talk more about the fed and economy is david kelly, chief global strategist at jp morgan funds. we come. you heard vince ryan heart say he thinks the fed wants to get out of the stimulus business and begin tapering. i was talking about a half hour ago to a former policy maker who said i don't really think they want to start tapering and probably not until the end of the year at the soonest. what do you...
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>>> from washington the mclaughlin group. the american original. the sharpest minds, best sources, hardest talks. >>> issue one, egypt erupts. >> america wants to be a partner in the egyptian people's pursuit of a better future and we are guided by our national interest in this long standing relationship. but our partnership must also advance the principles that we believe in. and that so many egyptians have sacrificed for these last several years no matter what party or faction they belong to. >> reporter: the egyptian police and security forces launched a coordinated operation to clear the streets of cairo, of tens of thousands of muslim brotherhood protesters who were demanding the return of the ousted president mohammed. it left 46 egyptian police and 525 protesters dead. some 3,700 injured. the crackdown was the second time that the president and his supporters have ignored military ultimatums. the first time that mr. mosey was ousted by the militant after refusing to reconcile the pro-democracy protesters. and this time the supporters openly
>>> from washington the mclaughlin group. the american original. the sharpest minds, best sources, hardest talks. >>> issue one, egypt erupts. >> america wants to be a partner in the egyptian people's pursuit of a better future and we are guided by our national interest in this long standing relationship. but our partnership must also advance the principles that we believe in. and that so many egyptians have sacrificed for these last several years no matter what party or...
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here's what secretary of state kerry said during a news conference in washington this afternoon, in a clear warner to bashar al assad. >> president obama has made clear to the assad regime, that this international norm cannot be violated without consequences. and there is a reason why no matter what you believe about syria, all people in all nations who believe in the cause of our common humanity must stand up to assure there is accountability for the use of chemical weapons, so that it never happens again. >> the market had been trading higher earlier on merger news and in spite of a sharp drop in july, durable goods orders, but those comments by secretary kerry sent the indexes lower and they did close at the lows of the session, the dow fell by 64 points, ending below 15,000 again. the nasdaq was a fraction of a point lower, the s&p 500 was down 6 points. gold the other way, above $1400 an ounce for the first time since june 7th, when it hit that multiyear low of 1180. >>> the biggest of the merger news, one of the largest deals ever in the drug making industry. amgen, the huge bio
here's what secretary of state kerry said during a news conference in washington this afternoon, in a clear warner to bashar al assad. >> president obama has made clear to the assad regime, that this international norm cannot be violated without consequences. and there is a reason why no matter what you believe about syria, all people in all nations who believe in the cause of our common humanity must stand up to assure there is accountability for the use of chemical weapons, so that it...
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let's take a look in the film at a very interesting sequence. >> everybody say, "washington." >> washington. >> here's the plan. at 11:30 the reception at the senate. senator casey will speak. i will speak. tianna will speak. barbie will speak, and every time that you have an opportunity, give your ideas for change, for what you need for the success and healthy life of your kids, okay? these guys are the ones who make it happen. >> i was the first mother of witnesses to hunger, and i didn't think anyone would take us seriously. but i'm here to let everyone know that just because we live where we live and come from where we come from doesn't mean that we're not smart. doesn't mean that we don't have potential. doesn't mean that we do not want education. doesn't mean that we want to depend on welfare for the rest of our lives. i want the same hopes and dreams as everyone in this room for their children. we just need the opportunity to make it come true. >> did they listen? >> i think they listened a little bit. they felt it a little bit. but it's not long enough, you can't just go to congress
let's take a look in the film at a very interesting sequence. >> everybody say, "washington." >> washington. >> here's the plan. at 11:30 the reception at the senate. senator casey will speak. i will speak. tianna will speak. barbie will speak, and every time that you have an opportunity, give your ideas for change, for what you need for the success and healthy life of your kids, okay? these guys are the ones who make it happen. >> i was the first mother of...
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and other groups plus. >> now they're all in it kevin mccarthy today in washington. from california. right next to the ceos from silicone valley. >> new brand of politics being born. >> absolutely right. >> let me ask -- is that what is it? or is this a moment in time where all the things have come together to make immigration reform possible. what like they couldn't shift the co-lgs alition to say, clim change. >> we are seeing changes. political changes. not just on, give you another example. same-sex marriage. another place. republican party. starting to see changes. it is sort of an evolutionary process. we just saw this month. in marin county. became the first county republican party in the nation to, to, vote in support of same-sex marriage. that's, it is marin county. liberal county. but it is a beginning a lot of people say. >> the state gop shot down the idea. >> we don't like -- >> even if the san francisco party as you said. josh. there will be debate on this. >> isn't the politic as but survival. >> republican leaders are starting to see that. mccarthy a
and other groups plus. >> now they're all in it kevin mccarthy today in washington. from california. right next to the ceos from silicone valley. >> new brand of politics being born. >> absolutely right. >> let me ask -- is that what is it? or is this a moment in time where all the things have come together to make immigration reform possible. what like they couldn't shift the co-lgs alition to say, clim change. >> we are seeing changes. political changes. not just...
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you've been to washington before, guys, right? >> you bet. >>> still ahead, wall street is warming up to ipos again, names like hilton, possibly twitter are getting ready to sale shares to the public. we'll give you a list of other names that should be on your radar. first, let's get a quick check on how the international markets closed today. >>> we begin the market focus tonight with price line and some strong earnings that came out after the market close. the online travel agency said that earnings surged 24% and that's thanks to improved hotel and car rental reservations. international booking growth was also especially strong up 44%. the stock closed at $933 and change in the regular session and then rose as much as 3.5% in after hours. >>> groupon the daily deals website was strong second quarter sales and a 300 million dollar stock buy back. the focus now is on mobile and pushing more into e commerce. shares soared more than 21% to 10. 60. the biggest one-day gain ever. >>> dean foods the country's largest dairy producer co
you've been to washington before, guys, right? >> you bet. >>> still ahead, wall street is warming up to ipos again, names like hilton, possibly twitter are getting ready to sale shares to the public. we'll give you a list of other names that should be on your radar. first, let's get a quick check on how the international markets closed today. >>> we begin the market focus tonight with price line and some strong earnings that came out after the market close. the online...
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before king got to washington to deliver this speech, he went to detroit. it was in destroyed he worked it out. he used it as a testing ground. first in detroit. grace lee boggs was in the audience. >> i was an organizer. rex she was an organizer when dr. king came to detroit. 100,000 people. >> 2000 people. tavis: -- 200,000 people. tavis: i am only 48, but your memory is better than mine. >> the alabama christian movement for human rights to boycott merchants during the easter season, and they messed up the economy, so they jailed martin luther king. they turned fire hoses on them, and people saw that all over the and they organized a rally to protest, and only a few people showed up. clegg was an agitator in the black movement. said, we should scare the devil out of the people, so we started organizing. we decided to meet in churches and announce the march. pouring in from all across the state. it electrified the city, and it made a huge difference in the movement. time i get to speak in detroit, i kissed the ground in reference to what this means to the
before king got to washington to deliver this speech, he went to detroit. it was in destroyed he worked it out. he used it as a testing ground. first in detroit. grace lee boggs was in the audience. >> i was an organizer. rex she was an organizer when dr. king came to detroit. 100,000 people. >> 2000 people. tavis: -- 200,000 people. tavis: i am only 48, but your memory is better than mine. >> the alabama christian movement for human rights to boycott merchants during the...
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. >>> those western wildfires that have scorched thousands of acres of land from arizona to washington state just got a lot more costly. new estimates in idaho show that the cost of fighting the fires topped $1 billion. 4 wildfires are still raging and uncontained around the country and nearly 18,000 firefighters had been dispatched to fight them. two blazes in idaho near the resort towns of sun valley are currently the top priority. >>> facebook founder mark suc r -- mark zuckerberg wants to bring the internet to everyone. it's to bring access to 2/3rds of the nation. his company is teaming up with nokia and others to lower the cost of internet access and help businesses create ways to drive internet availability. zuckerberg spoke about the idea this morning on cnn. >> we use things like facebook to share news and catch up with friends, but there, they will use it to decide what kind of government they want, get access to healthcare for the first time ever, connect with family hundreds of miles away they haven't seen in decades. getting access to the internet is a really big deal. i t
. >>> those western wildfires that have scorched thousands of acres of land from arizona to washington state just got a lot more costly. new estimates in idaho show that the cost of fighting the fires topped $1 billion. 4 wildfires are still raging and uncontained around the country and nearly 18,000 firefighters had been dispatched to fight them. two blazes in idaho near the resort towns of sun valley are currently the top priority. >>> facebook founder mark suc r -- mark...
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tavis: eva mendes's breakthrough role was opposite denzel washington in "training day." she has since gone on to make her mark costarring with an array of actors, from johnny depp to matt damon. she's now costarring with ryan gosling and bradley cooper in an emotionally charged movie called "the place beyond the pines," about fathers, sons, and the consequences of the decisions they make. eva plays a single mom trying the best way she can to navigate a life that didn't exactly turn out the way she'd hoped. let's take a look at a clip from the movie. [clip] tavis: i almost didn't recognize you; you're all glammed up today. >> (laughter) >> you do whatever you need to do. >> what are you going to do? wax i am going to do what i have to do. going to go to school. i am going to take care of jason. i work here. that is what i am doing. that is my life. tavis: i almost didn't recognize you; you're all glammed up today. >> (laughter) tavis: this flick, for those who haven't seen it and will, obviously, you're not playing up all of the glam. >> no, no. actually, that's the beaut
tavis: eva mendes's breakthrough role was opposite denzel washington in "training day." she has since gone on to make her mark costarring with an array of actors, from johnny depp to matt damon. she's now costarring with ryan gosling and bradley cooper in an emotionally charged movie called "the place beyond the pines," about fathers, sons, and the consequences of the decisions they make. eva plays a single mom trying the best way she can to navigate a life that didn't...
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john harwood reporting from washington. >>> more now on the nation's banks. just today, the federal reserve spelled out new requirements for major banks to go above and beyond regulatory minimums on capital planning levels. a new fed study says most big banks have made progress since the financial crisis on plans to weather another financial shock. some of the stress tests they said run by individual firms may be inadequate. and wants executives to better identify specific risks that their banks face in market downturns. >>> on wall street, it was a milestone kind of day. but not in a good way. for the first time this year, the dow and s&p 500 fell for a fourth consecutive session. it was the first such thing since last year. both indexes have traded in nine of the last 11 trading sessions. the dow today closed at lows of the session. it fell 71 points, to 15010. nasdaq down 13 to 1389. the s&p slid to 16.46. stocks were spooked by the usual suspects, namely hand wringing over what the fed will do next and a pesky rise in interest rates. the ten-year treasury
john harwood reporting from washington. >>> more now on the nation's banks. just today, the federal reserve spelled out new requirements for major banks to go above and beyond regulatory minimums on capital planning levels. a new fed study says most big banks have made progress since the financial crisis on plans to weather another financial shock. some of the stress tests they said run by individual firms may be inadequate. and wants executives to better identify specific risks that...
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for "nightly business report," i'm hampton pearson in washington. >> the wages of many average workers haven't grown but a different story with chief executives and now federal regulators will propose a role to require companies to disclose how much they earn showing the gap between their salaries and those of the average rank. marry thompson has more. [ applause ] >> reporter: after president obama signed dodd frank into law the srkcc will require companie to disclose the ceo's pay to the pay of the workers. brandon reese notes the average making $12 and a quarter million last year a ceo now makes 350 times more than the average worker. >> that ratio is up from 42 times to one 30 years ago. so dramatic inequality and that's hurting employee moral and productivity and leading to increased turnover and that's what this disclosure rule is meant to fix. >> reporter: reese claims the ratio gives director whose determine a ceo's pay a invaluable tool that lessons the focus on what a ceo makes relative to other ceos and relative to the employees. the soon to be proposed rule appears somewhat
for "nightly business report," i'm hampton pearson in washington. >> the wages of many average workers haven't grown but a different story with chief executives and now federal regulators will propose a role to require companies to disclose how much they earn showing the gap between their salaries and those of the average rank. marry thompson has more. [ applause ] >> reporter: after president obama signed dodd frank into law the srkcc will require companie to disclose the...
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for "nightly business report," i'm hampton pearson in washington. >>> and finally tonight, you may never get rich working for the federal government but may be surprised with the net worth. a run down of the welt thoughest lawmakers. in third place, senator mark warner a democrat from virginia worth more than $88 million, he ran a technology company. michael mccaul whose inlaws run the clear channel communications come pan hee and he's worth $101 million. temperatu topping the list the republican chairman of the house oversight and government reform committee worth $355 million. mostly from his viper car alarm business. >>> and send us a stock that you'd like our market monitor guest to discuss on friday. log on to our website nbr.com. click on the link to submit your question and don't forget to tell us where you're from. and that's "nightly business report" for tonight, i'm susie gharib thanks for watching. >> i'm tyler mathisen. thanks from me, as well. have a great evening, everyone. see you back here tomorrow night. >>> "nightly business report" has been brought to you by. >> sailin
for "nightly business report," i'm hampton pearson in washington. >>> and finally tonight, you may never get rich working for the federal government but may be surprised with the net worth. a run down of the welt thoughest lawmakers. in third place, senator mark warner a democrat from virginia worth more than $88 million, he ran a technology company. michael mccaul whose inlaws run the clear channel communications come pan hee and he's worth $101 million. temperatu topping...
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i'm wondering with what holder announced if there's bipartisan support in washington for something like this? >> we are seeing that. i think -- michael i want to hear your thoughts in the cultural shift here. it was not too long ago that californians and across the country people said throw away the key. people are starting to look at the prison system and some of the injustices which holder called shameful and realizing there are huge inequities and a lot of lives being affect when you talk about throwing away the key on 20-year-old man. a young man who was 23 sentenced to life without parole for the first nonviolent drug offense, $1500 drug deal. serial killers, you know, don't spend that much time in prison. that kind of case is what holder is talking about. >> there's going to be a continuing debate about what actually -- how do you define a low level offender. we didn't hear that from the attorney general and we didn't get a lot of details from him. we expect to hear more from him on that soon. >> while we wait for that we also want to talk about another situation going on in the c
i'm wondering with what holder announced if there's bipartisan support in washington for something like this? >> we are seeing that. i think -- michael i want to hear your thoughts in the cultural shift here. it was not too long ago that californians and across the country people said throw away the key. people are starting to look at the prison system and some of the injustices which holder called shameful and realizing there are huge inequities and a lot of lives being affect when you...
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i'm hampton pearson in washington. >>> on wall street it looks like nothing can keep stocks down as they notch the sixth winning week in a row. the major averages spent most of today's session flat or in negative territories and they wonder what to make of the numbers and how they might in influence the program. they concluded the numbers didn't mean much or nothing too bad and pushed the averages modestly higher that propelled the dow and s&p 500 to fresh new closing highs. the dow closed out the session 30 points higher extending it's weekly winning streak to six. the nasdaq up 13 and the s&p up two points. >>> more now on the job market and impacts from one of the hardest hit segments of the labor market. teens. the high jobless rate for teenagers is cutting spender power and with parents expected to cut back top retailers are feeling the pinch of the teen unemployment crisis. courtney regan has more. >> reporter: while the unemployment rate dropped slightly in july it's still subburnly high for the entire u.s. labor force. but it's dangerously high for america's youth, and that's goi
i'm hampton pearson in washington. >>> on wall street it looks like nothing can keep stocks down as they notch the sixth winning week in a row. the major averages spent most of today's session flat or in negative territories and they wonder what to make of the numbers and how they might in influence the program. they concluded the numbers didn't mean much or nothing too bad and pushed the averages modestly higher that propelled the dow and s&p 500 to fresh new closing highs. the...
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for "nightly business report" i'm hampton pearson in washington. >>> still ahead, how the relatively new and fast growing 3 d printing industry is changing the mold of manufacturing and creating opportunities for investors. but first, look how the international markets closed today. >>> yahoo is getting a make over. the company is changing the logo for the first time in two decades and will unveil the redesign next month. for the next 30 days they will showcase 30 different logos on the home page. there you see some of them. the new logo will be modern but fear not that exclamation point part of the name is staying. >>> now to the on going cbs time wanner cable battle where politicians are demanding an end to the blackout. ed markey is asking the fete red communications commission to step in and restart negotiations. he said i believe the public interest would be served best if it's restored at the earliest time so consumers are not long caught in the middle. more than 3 million timewarner customers have been without cbs since friday and they carry a lot of new england patriots games
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i'm hampton pearson in washington. >>> it's a new month with new records, so now what happens? let's get some answers from michael ryan, chief investment strategist. mike, nice to have you. this has been a phenomenal year for the stock market. are we seeing the second leg of the bull market? what is your outlook? >> i actually think stocks continue to hire. you kind of have this rerating of stocks driven by an absence of talent. not a lot of bad news. a lot of things memting down or blowing up. in the second half we have revenue growth, corporate earnings and improving and the expectations about better growth. we need to see that validated in the second half of the year. >> are you expecting that better growth to kick in or what do you think? >> i think what you will see is i think it was evidenced by economic data. the ism report was encouraging not only in terms of the headline number but if you look at the forward components, that's the most constructive part that the growth over the course of the next couple months will be constructive. i would argue, of usually, tomorrow's
i'm hampton pearson in washington. >>> it's a new month with new records, so now what happens? let's get some answers from michael ryan, chief investment strategist. mike, nice to have you. this has been a phenomenal year for the stock market. are we seeing the second leg of the bull market? what is your outlook? >> i actually think stocks continue to hire. you kind of have this rerating of stocks driven by an absence of talent. not a lot of bad news. a lot of things memting down...
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join me next time for a honoringion with -- the 50th anniversary of the march on washington. that is next time. we will see you then. >> there's a saying that dr. king had, and he said, "there's always a right time to do the right thing." i just try to live my life every day by doing the right thing. we know that we're only about halfway to completely eliminate hunger, and we have a lot of work to do. and walmart committed $2 billion to fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we can stamp hunger out. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> be more. pbs. >>> a new approach could get more of oakland's african-american boys graduating high school instead of dying young. >> if you had not received the kind of support as a by that you are providing to these african-american boys at this school where would you be today? >> i'd be in san quentin, or dead. >> black men are teaching and mentoring black boys in hopes of shifting the odds toward success and survival. >> we're trying to make transformations. if you look at the statistics
join me next time for a honoringion with -- the 50th anniversary of the march on washington. that is next time. we will see you then. >> there's a saying that dr. king had, and he said, "there's always a right time to do the right thing." i just try to live my life every day by doing the right thing. we know that we're only about halfway to completely eliminate hunger, and we have a lot of work to do. and walmart committed $2 billion to fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work...
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for "nightly business report," i'm hampton pearson in washington. >>> this housing slow down is for real. she's senior housing analyst and joins us tonight. megan, thanks for joining us. >> thanks for having me. >> one report usually does not make a trend but this has gotten your attention, hasn't it? >> it has and it something we're hearing about and seeing in numbers today. there will be numbers next week, pending home sales, apples to apples apples equivalent that we saw today. things are starting to slow down in the housing market, and that's natural. i dodn't think the housing markt is broken, just not growing at the speed it was last year. >> so if you're in the market, buying or saling a home, what should you do? if you're a buyer, should you lock in a deal now and not wait for prices to go down any more and vice versa if you're a seller? >> i don't think you'll see the big jump in mortgage rates so not another 100 basis increase that we saw, but i wouldn't expect anything to go down from these levels significantly. so don't wait around and think well, mortgage rates will go down
for "nightly business report," i'm hampton pearson in washington. >>> this housing slow down is for real. she's senior housing analyst and joins us tonight. megan, thanks for joining us. >> thanks for having me. >> one report usually does not make a trend but this has gotten your attention, hasn't it? >> it has and it something we're hearing about and seeing in numbers today. there will be numbers next week, pending home sales, apples to apples apples...
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for "nightly business report," i'm hampton pearson in washington. >>> now even with the economy growing and stocks inching higher, the possibility of a u.s. led attack on syria over its use of chemical weapons continues to hang over the market. in the united kingdom lawmakers were voting this evening to authorize to use british troops or weaponry against syrian military targets. earlier today prime minister today said david cameron said it was legal and just for his country to take action against syria. >> we must not let the sector of previous mistakes paralyze our ability to stand up for what is right. we must not be so afraid of doing anything that we end up doing nothing. let me repeat again, there will be no action without a further vote in this house of commons but on this issue, britain should not stand aside. >> meanwhile on wall street, investors were relieved the prospect of u.s. military action against syria is not imminent so stocks got a lift from that encouraging gdp number we told you about, and the dip in first time jobless claims. also helping, verizon, it was the bigge
for "nightly business report," i'm hampton pearson in washington. >>> now even with the economy growing and stocks inching higher, the possibility of a u.s. led attack on syria over its use of chemical weapons continues to hang over the market. in the united kingdom lawmakers were voting this evening to authorize to use british troops or weaponry against syrian military targets. earlier today prime minister today said david cameron said it was legal and just for his country...
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the blame game is at fever pitch in washington, where obstinate republicans and hapless democrats once again play kick-the-can with the problems we face. you wish they would just stop and listen to richard wolff. an attentive and systematic observer of capitalism and democracy, he taught economics for 25 years at the university of massachusetts and has published books and dvds such as "democracy at work," "occupy the economy," and "capitalism hits the fan: the global economic meltdown and what to do about it." he's now visiting professor at the new school university here in new york city where he's teaching a special course on the financial crash. welcome, richard wolff. >> thank you, bill. >> last night, i watched for the second time the popular lecture that is on this dvd, "capitalism hits the fan." tell us why you say capitalism has hit the fan. >> well, the classic defense of capitalism as a system from much of its history has been, okay, it has this or that flaw. but it quote, unquote, "delivers the goods.'" >> yeah, for most everybody. >> right. >> that was the argument. >> and s
the blame game is at fever pitch in washington, where obstinate republicans and hapless democrats once again play kick-the-can with the problems we face. you wish they would just stop and listen to richard wolff. an attentive and systematic observer of capitalism and democracy, he taught economics for 25 years at the university of massachusetts and has published books and dvds such as "democracy at work," "occupy the economy," and "capitalism hits the fan: the global...
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. >> george and washington washington's bedroom at mount vernon. one of the things that's mentioned is her morning meditations, which seem to be a sacred time for her throughout her life. what do we know of what she did? >> she was a member of the church of length land, and after the revolution she became a member of the american episcopal church. and she had several bibles, she read the bible, she also read the book of common prayer. she spent a lot of time also reading other books about the episcopal point of view. and she was a very, very deeply religious but not judgmental woman. >> what about that video is important to tell people more of their room together in the life they had? >> that's, well, the fact that she burned all their corresspondence is a metaphor, that's where they could be themselves. and i think one reason she burned those letters is because that was the unvarnished george washington. it wasn't simply the uniquely intimate relationship that existed between them, she was the only person on earth to whom washington could confess
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and period when washington d.c. and five newspapers, but these press conferences allow newspaperwomen to be admitted into the male culture of washington politics if only on a very marginal level. did these press conferences and eleanor roosevelt helped 350 of them for women reporters only while she was first lady. did they help eleanor enhance her own journalism career through not working with other women? a third question, to what extent did they facilitate opportunities for women to bond with each other and promotes an alternative journalistic culture to be male-dominated one that excluded them. then there is an overreaching question that i raised in the book and i would love to hear your answers to, after we get to the q&a, did the conferences help or hurt the women professionally who covered them? i will tell you the reasons people hurt women and some of the reasons people thought they helped them and you can decide. a step backwards to the first washington woman journalist of the 1830s who published two newspap
and period when washington d.c. and five newspapers, but these press conferences allow newspaperwomen to be admitted into the male culture of washington politics if only on a very marginal level. did these press conferences and eleanor roosevelt helped 350 of them for women reporters only while she was first lady. did they help eleanor enhance her own journalism career through not working with other women? a third question, to what extent did they facilitate opportunities for women to bond with...
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what is the hate washington thing? >> everyone claims to hate washington. there are very few washington exceptional lists who will say, i love it here. try locks -- trend like people to think he would rather be in mississippi or anywhere else. -- trent would like people to think he would rather be in mississippi or anywhere else. he's in a position to do very well here. >> in that clip we showed jim van i -- >> the executive director of "politico." >> you quote him. he is contemptuous of washington's it used to be better reflects. -- reflex. what is he saying there? are we old-timers worthless? >> jim is putting forth the view that the age at which the 20 boys on the bus are setting the agenda in their one story they write or file a day are over. one of the missions of "politico" is to democratize the conversation. 100,000 people can read mike allen every day. everyone can blog about it. what jim was saying is that there is this wild west. there is this notion that the conversation has been broken open. i wouldn't be as disparaging, especially of the body t
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that paralyzed washington in the past. boring news for many viewers, perhaps, but as jeffrey brown explains it's also fodder for fiction and drama. >> from a novel of intrigue about watergate to casting the right actor to play john mccain, depicting a power hungry politician who stops at nothing to get his way our guests have had a hand in portraying washington in books and large and small screens for worse. the co-creator and writer of the netflix series house of carveds and wrote the screen play for the film ideas of march. and the television movies game change about the 2008 campaign and recount about the 2000 election. now, the list and critic thomas allen has written eight novels including watergate a novel and a nonfiction book about president kennedy's assassination. and welcome to all of you. i wanted to start with you, bill, what makes washington a great subject? why did you want to take it on? >> well, the subject of house of cards is power. and there's no better place to go than washington d.c. if you want to dr
that paralyzed washington in the past. boring news for many viewers, perhaps, but as jeffrey brown explains it's also fodder for fiction and drama. >> from a novel of intrigue about watergate to casting the right actor to play john mccain, depicting a power hungry politician who stops at nothing to get his way our guests have had a hand in portraying washington in books and large and small screens for worse. the co-creator and writer of the netflix series house of carveds and wrote the...
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washington is mr. president. martha washington is lady washington. james madison is mr. president. dolley is queen dolley. the men have to travel this very strict line, but the women get to have an aristocratic title. that is one of the messages she is sending out the women at that time, and it was understood a lot at the beginning of that is predicated on loyalty. >> a lot of people called her presidentess. >> who called her queen dolley? >> a lot of people. >> she dressed a queen. she looked every inch a queen. sometimes they say she looked like a bride and a queen. so her elegance of dress, she bought a lot of her material in paris. so she is very elegantly dressed, and she looks to american eyes as a queen. and that's fine, because she is not the head of state. she is walking a very fine line where she expresses the finer things to which the nation aspires. she is not royalty. she is always walking a very fine line down the middle. >> you provided a wonderful segue to our next video. >> oh, did i? >> it is at mont pilliar which is the restored home of the madisons and open for
washington is mr. president. martha washington is lady washington. james madison is mr. president. dolley is queen dolley. the men have to travel this very strict line, but the women get to have an aristocratic title. that is one of the messages she is sending out the women at that time, and it was understood a lot at the beginning of that is predicated on loyalty. >> a lot of people called her presidentess. >> who called her queen dolley? >> a lot of people. >> she...
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this is a man that has growing interest in washington. we just concluded the department of justice prosecution of the book industry, a shocking case that seems to fly in the face of what we know about antitrust law in this country. most in the book business feel that it was orchestrated by amazon, and indeed, they did file the initial complaint. when they won, most in the book industry -- we thought amazon was a monopoly to begin with, now we feel like it is a government-sanctioned monopoly. days after the decision comes down, the president goes to their warehouse to slap them on the back and say good job. >> now that we have this new information, do you think president obama knew that he would be by the washington post when he went down last week? post,eporters at the everyone seemed shocked. >> it was a well-kept secret, but other reports say that the deal was probably cut a month ago. >> given the amount of information the nsa gathers on us, hard to believe that he did the know. what happened, the president was down there lauding a com
this is a man that has growing interest in washington. we just concluded the department of justice prosecution of the book industry, a shocking case that seems to fly in the face of what we know about antitrust law in this country. most in the book business feel that it was orchestrated by amazon, and indeed, they did file the initial complaint. when they won, most in the book industry -- we thought amazon was a monopoly to begin with, now we feel like it is a government-sanctioned monopoly....